"The dragons are your future."
All her life, Aria's mother's words stuck. She didn't understand. Until her 15th year. Two mysterious people tell her she's a dragon, a supernatural being that can control an element and turn into a dragon. After her family is taken by the royal guards, she is now a wanted fugitive. And now, she has no choice but to follow the two or, without their help, her family dies.
Whisked away to a secret sanctuary for the surviving dragons after the Holy Dragon War, Aria finally understands who she really is in the Dragon Academy. There, she learns magic, battle, and the pride and honor of being a dragon.
But Aria doesn't seem to be your everyday dragon either. Turns out she's a far more important being, one thought to not exist, and one powerful enough to change the course of the universe. With the responsibility she carries of holding the whole species of dragons on her shoulders, she doesn't know who to trust.
Meanwhile, her brother Luther has been captured by the royal guards. Accidentally passing a trial, he decides to pursue the path of Dragon Knight, who are responsible for capturing Dragons and making them their own. Whether he knows it or not, he starts hunting down Aria.
The Dawn of Dragons begins now.
Cover art by dragonrider56 on Deviantart
'She could become their savour - or their destruction.'
Rumours surrounding the untamed might of a young fire dragon are spreading across the continent of Ballasmara like wildfire. The seemingly limitless flames drive a variety of leaders towards the juvenile dragon to use as a weapon to gain an edge over the enemy after generations of fighting.
Ember's fire doesn't stop growing in power and poses a threat for the very dragon that it lives inside, but external forces are also at work which will change her forever. Pressure continues to soar as the war continues to drive all the dragon species towards extinction, including her siblings.
As three sides struggle to gain the dragoness' support; consequences of whatever choice she makes will ripple throughout her life and world. But she must choose, or outside forces may choose for her if she doesn't.
The deities are watching - when they aren't arguing.
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Completed! (This is a first draft that is slowly being edited)
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Awards:
The Genre Contest [2019/2020]: Honourable Mention
🎖The Gem Reviews (Bunch 1) [2020]: Best in Creativity and Description
The Bookish Awards [2020]: Honourable Mention
🥇The Gauntlet Awards [2020]: 1st in Fantasy/Adventure
The Bloodstone Awards [2021, Jan] 3rd in Fantasy